We are seeking out the latest developments around Telemedicine. How is telemedicine used to benefit patients and care givers? News from GlobalMed, TheraNow, PursueCare, Virta Health, Jvion, Mozzaz, HealthLynked Corp, FCC, Amwell, Let’s Talk Interactive, Pexip, Zyter Inc. and more.
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By Dr. Tandy Tipps – Patients and doctors missed or cancelled an estimated 22 million cancer screenings in the first four months of the coronavirus pandemic, resulting in an estimated 80,000 missed diagnoses, according to research published last year. Another study found that diagnoses for six major cancer types dropped by almost half.
In case you missed it, this is recent communication from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Subscribe to their email lists to keep up to date on all press and news releases.
Patient ID Now, a coalition of more than 40 leading healthcare organizations, including the American College of Surgeons, AHIMA, CHIME, HIMSS, Intermountain Healthcare and Premier Healthcare Alliance, released its Framework for a National Strategy on Patient Identity: A Proposed Blueprint to Improve Patient Identification and Matching.
Business news from Sphere, J2 Global Inc., EHNAC, CareCloud, NextGate, Vocera Communications, THREAD, Modernizing Medicine, Implicity, Weldon, PatientKeeper, Hinge Health, Carrum Health, TheraNow, Affinity Empowering Inc., Medchart, Seqster PDM Inc. and more.
This is our ongoing reporting on how AI is being integrated into healthcare technology. We are seeking out the thought leaders and innovations that are moving the needle forward which include Lenovo, Perimeter Medical Imaging AI, Inc., AccentCare, Jvion, and DrFirst.
State HIEs come in all shapes and sizes but have one thing in common: To improve the quality, safety and efficiency of health care delivered in their states. Check in on the latest news and updates being reported by these organizations.
By Deirdre Ruttle – With 2021 in full swing, healthcare providers must continue to manage workflow efficiency, budgeting and the ongoing financial instability brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, patient payment responsibility remains high.
Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC, including the Annual Meeting Recap, new Fact Sheets on FHIR API and the ONC Health IT Certification Program, updates on the Health IT Playbook, careers at the ONC & more.